Cylindrical cigar-box.



No. 659,924. Patented not. I6, |900.

' c. HUFFRlT-z.

(Application led Mar. 26, 1900.)

(No Modal.)

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CYLlNDRlCl-lL` ClGAR-l-BOX.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 659,924, dated October 16, 1900. Application filed March 26, 1900. Serial No. 10,206. (No model.)

To @ZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES HOFFRITZ, a citizen of the United States, residing at Dayton, in the county of Montgomery and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Cylindrical Cigar-Boxes; and I do declare the following to be a full,clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

My invention relates to improvements in cylindrical cigar-boxes; and it consists in the novel construction of box hereinafter fully set forth in the specification, and pointed out in the claims.

Vhen cigars leave the factory, they are packed green or in a damp condition. It is therefore important that the box in which they are so packed be not impervious to the admission of air, as a certain amount of air is necessary to season them and make them suitable for use when they reach the consumers hand, and, further, if air is excluded from the cigars in such condition they will have a tendency to mold.

Itis therefore one of the objects of the present invention to provide a cylindrical box through which a desirable passage of air is obtained.

In the drawings, Figure l is a perspective View of a cigar-box made in accordance with myinvention. Figs. 2 and 3 are similar views of the box and cover, respectively, detached from each other. Fig. 4 is an edge view of the fabric from which the sides of the box are formed. Fig. 5 is another View of the fabric from which the sides of the box are formed, showing the manner of uniting the different layers. Fig. G is an edge view showing the manner of uniting the ends of the walls.

The top 1 and the bottom 2 of the box are :made of wood or any suitable material hav ing sufficient thickness to give the structure the desirable strength, and said top and bottom may be of any desirable shape, but are preferably circular.

The fabric shown in Figs. 4 and and from which the sides of the box are formed consists of two thin veneer sheets or layers of cedar-wood 3 3, which are so thin that the passage of a certain amount of air is admitted through them to the interior of the Vessel. Between these thin veneer sheets is placed a sheet of thin muslin or other light textile fabric a. It is desirable in constructing the fabric to so unite the veneering 3 and cloth el. that the passage of air through said fabric will not be retarded, as it is necessary for a certain amount of air to gain an entrance in order that the freshly-made cigars may dry after they are placed in the box. Therefore the adhesive substance is preferably placed around the edges 5, and at Various points between said edges as desirable; but care must be taken that no more of the adhesive substance be applied to the fabric than is necessary to properly unite the parts. The parts when so united are more or less porous or provided with air-openings through which the air passes in a manner indicated by the arrows in Fig. 4.

It is desirable to preserve to the greatest possible extent the natural odor of the cedarwood of which the box is made and which is of recognized Value to the cigar trade. This ordinarily is not difficult to do; but in the present instance, where it is necessary to associate the cedar-wood with other material in order to obtain a box of cylindrical form and minimum weight, certain requirements have to be observed.

In View of the above conditions it is preferable to use a light adhesive substance and to unite the veneering and cloth in a manner hereinbefore described.

In constructing the cylindrical box the ends of the fabric, as shown in Figs. 4 and 5, are united by means of glue or other suitable adhesive substance, as shown in Fig. 6. The bottom 2 is inclosed in the lower end of the cylinder thus formed and is also united by means of suitable adhesive substance. The sides 6 of the cover are formed from the fabric, as shown in Figs. 4 and 5, and the circular top and the cover are united in a manner similar to the bottom. It will therefore be seen that there are no nails used in the construction of the box. It may be further stated that, in uniting the cedar Veneering and the cloth, by applying the adhesive substance in IOO suitable quantity, not` only asuita-ble passage of air tothe interior of the vessel is ob` tained, but a free permeation of the odor 'of the cedar-wood is not interfered with as it would be in case the -veneering and cloth were united throughout their surfaces with a cementitious substance.

Having fully described my invention, I claiml. A cylindrical-shaped box,adapted to contain cigars and the like, the walls of which are formed of a fabric consisting of thin Ve*-v neer sheets of cedar-wood with an intervening sheet of textile fabric; said veneering and sheet being united by means of an adhesive substance which is applied over a' portion of the surface of one of said sheets only, so that air will not be retarded in its passage to the interior of the box, substantially as shown and described.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

CHARLES HOFFRITZ.

Witnesses: n

JOHN A. RITZERT, JOHN W. KALBFUs. 

